GRE Word List
ROUSING
giving rise to excitement : stirring
The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |